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A Critical Analysis of the Changing Concept of Criminal Responsibility
Author(s) -
LILLY J. ROBERT,
BALL RICHARD A.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
criminology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.467
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1745-9125
pISSN - 0011-1384
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-9125.1982.tb00455.x
Subject(s) - legitimation , legislation , rhetoric , law and economics , transformation (genetics) , criminal law , political science , criminal responsibility , sociology , law , epistemology , psychology , philosophy , linguistics , biochemistry , chemistry , politics , gene
By critically examining the concept of criminal responsibility we learn how the concept has undergone three major transformations. The changes are illuminated by focusing on structural transformations underlying legal theory and changes in the application of legislation and case law. Attention is also directed to the changing rhetoric of legitimation associated with each transformation.